Company 5463 was organized at Fort McClellan, Alabama,
on May 15, 1936, but it was not until May 28, 1936, that the company left
for the Fort for Promised Land Lake, Pennsylvania, under the guidance of
Capt. Owen James. The company was to replace the old 337th Company which
was disbanded. It was a cold Memorial Day morning when the original 147
enrollees arrived at Greentown, Pennsylvania. Lieut. Fred C. Slagle arrived
in camp on the following day.

Immediately after arriving the company started numerous projects
for the improvement of the camp site. One of the largest and most outstanding
features of the camp was the construction of a large recreational hall
under the guidance of Capt. C. Douglas Andrews. New walks were installed,
additions added to the kitchen, the barracks were renovated and put in
first-class condition, the mess hall was given several coats of paint,
and the hospital was repaired and put in first-class condition. From the
poorest camp in the district, the camp in a short space of time became
one of the most outstanding.

On November 1, 1936, Capt. Owen James was relieved by Capt. Vincent
Moore, who commanded the Company until April 1, 1937, when Lieut. Fred
C. Slagle took over the command of the company. Lieut. Fred C. Slagle has
thus been with the company practically since it existed. On October 1,
1937, orders were given for the company to move to Oregon.

Previous to departure Lieut. John Wallace Page became the Junior
Officer, replacing Lieut. Toney Giorlando. On October 9 the company embarked
for Ruch, Oregon, whose railhead was Medford, Oregon, arriving there on
October 14th to replace Company 2702 which was being disbanded. Both companies
occupied the camp site, Camp Applegate F-41, until October 15th when the
old company was transferred to various parts of the Fort Lewis District,
in the State of Washington.

The company has always taken an active part in education and much
as done in the Promised Land, but upon arriving in Oregon renewed interest
was taken in this field. Several advantage and opportunities presents themselves
in operating various kinds of machinery and in the construction of roads
and in developing one of the famous camp centers of the Rogue River national
forest at the McKee Camp Ground. Along with job training emphasis was placed
upon leisure time instruction which was given under the well-trained supervision
of the technical foreman. In academic lines the camp educational adviser
has made it possible for each enrollee to graduate from the Jackson County
Schools.

The camp paper in the Promised Land was the Promised Lander and
has always received national recognition for its well published sheet.
Upon coming to Camp Applegate, Oregon the name was changed to the Cascadian
which was suggested by the Cascadian stream which flows through the camp
site.

The company has much in front of itself to do as the present camp
is one of the oldest in the Ninth Corps Area. However, one of the first
things the new company did on arriving was to install a 103-foot single
spar flag pole. Other plans for the development are under way and the spirit
of the company is to make this camp one of the outstanding ones in the
Medford District.